LLM & AI Agent Research Intern

Tencent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

LightSpeed Studios, part of Tencent, is offering a 6-month full-time internship focused on NLP, LLMs, and AI-driven gaming applications. The role involves cutting-edge research, benchmarking, and publishing results.

The team spans multiple countries, with operations in the UK and globally. The ideal candidate is pursuing a PhD in NLP/ML or has a recent PhD offer, with publications in top conferences and hands-on Python, PyTorch, and transformers experience.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in NLP, ML, or a related area, or recently submitted thesis.
• At least one publication in a top NLP/ML conference or journal (e.g., ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML).
• Hands-on experience with Python and deep learning libraries (PyTorch, Hugging Face).

Responsibilities

• Drive and contribute to cutting-edge research projects in LLM/Agent/NLP.
• Develop benchmarks and baselines using publicly available datasets.
• Train large language models on practical tasks.
• Publish research findings at leading NLP/ML conferences and journals.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Hugging Face

Transformers

NLP

LLMs

Education

PhD in NLP or ML or related

Tools

PyTorch

Transformers

Hugging Face

Job description

LightSpeed Studios, part of Tencent, is offering a 6-month full-time internship focused on NLP, LLMs, and AI-driven gaming applications. The role involves cutting-edge research, benchmarking, and publishing results.

The team spans multiple countries, with operations in the UK and globally. The ideal candidate is pursuing a PhD in NLP/ML or has a recent PhD offer, with publications in top conferences and hands-on Python, PyTorch, and transformers experience.